Fuel tank arranged on the dashboard of motor vehicles



T. ZERBI 1,837,845

FUEL TANK ARRANGED ON THB'DASHBOARD OF MOTOR VEHICLES Dec. 22, 1931 Filed Jan. 4, 1930 Patented Dec. 22, 1931 fiATES PATENT OFFICE TRANQUILLO ZERBI, OF TURIN, ITALY, ASSIGNOR TO FIAT SOCIETA ANONIMA, OF

I TURIN, ITALY FUEL TANK ARRANGED ON THE DASHBOARD F MOTOR- VEHICLES Application filed. January 4, 1930, Serial No. 418,619, and. in Italy March 30, 1929.

This invention relates to fuel tanks arranged on the dash-board of motor vehicles for supplying fuel to the engine by gravity.

The improvements according to this inven- (3 tion consist in the fact that the tank is made in two parts of pressed sheet metal which are symmetrical to each other and symmetrically arranged so as to require but one die for manufacturing them, said parts being provided with upturned edges tightly connected together to form a flange which, according to this invention, is utilized for attaching the tank to the dash-board, in such manner that the tank and dash-board connected together 5 result in a simple and cheap unit.

The accompanying drawing shows, diagrammatically and by way of example, a constructional form of the assembled tank and clash-board.

The tank comprises two symmetrical parts AA arranged symmetrically with upturned edges BB which are dowelled and soldered together conveniently enclosing the edge of a perforated diaphragm D. The said edges thus form a flange which is secured by means of bolts C to the dash-board E of the motor vehicle, conveniently with the interposition of a packing.

The tank thus forms a unit with the dashboard of which it improves the stiffness by its attachment flange.

What I claim is:

1. In combination with an inclined dashboard wall of a motor vehicle, having a large central opening, a fuel tank in said opening,

aid tank comprising two equal halves divided according to a substantially diagonal plane corresponding to inclination of. the dash, flanges for connecting said parts to the pe ripheral edge of said opening, the center oi gravity of the tank being in the plane of the dash-board wall.

2. In combination with the dash-board wall of a motor vehicle having a large central opening, a fuel tank quadrangular in cross section comprising two equal halves within the opening and divided according to a substantially diagonal plane, flanges at the con tact edges of said parts, a plate arranged between. the two parts and held between sazd flanges and means for securing said parts and said diagonal plate to the dash board around said opening so that the center of gravity of the tank is in the plane of the dashboard wall.

3. The combination with an inclined dashif? ING. TRANQUILLO ZERBI.

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